When your husband is a Spanish interpreter at the biggest hospital in the region, he will meet a lot of Spanish-speakers. When he meets a lot of Spanish-speakers, you’re going to be eating a lot of Latin food. From pupusas to tamales to carne asada, the majority of our menu at our house and with friends is Mexican food (or Latin food). When Hormel offered to send us a taco night kit to try out their new refrigerated taco meats of course we said yes! To give our taco night a twist (and because we’ve been watching lots of cooking shows lately), we decided to have a taquito night instead! We’re a fan of easy Mexican recipes so we adapted this Taquito recipe into an easy tasty dinner.
For the uninitiated, taquitos are meat and cheese- and sometimes beans- rolled up into a corn tortilla and pan- or deep-fried. The beauty of taquitos, like tacos, is that you can put just about anything you want in or on them!
We started with a base of Hormel Beef Taco Crumbles and Hormel Shredded Taco Chicken. The meat is pre-cooked and pre-seasoned, so if you’re in a rush, you could just heat it up and throw it in some taco shells with no problems! Since we had time to kill, we mixed it with cream cheese, quesadilla cheese, cilantro, and chives to make the filling for our taquitos. We added one scoop of filling to each corn tortilla, then it was time for them to hit the pan!
Ingredients:
1 package Hormel taco meat
1/2 package cream cheese (4 ounces cream cheese)
2 green onions, chopped
Cilantro to taste (optional)
1 package corn tortillas
Directions:
Combine all ingredients except for the corn tortillas in a bowl and mix well. Once combined, take one spoonful of meat mixture and place in the center of the corn tortilla. Roll the tortilla into a tube shape, and place in a shallow pan of hot oil. Cook until golden brown, flipping once.
Recipe Tip: the fresher the tortillas, the better. Packaged tortillas may need to be heated up in the microwave before the filling is added, to make them more pliable.
Printable Recipe
- 1 package Hormel taco meat
- 1/2 package cream cheese (4 ounces cream cheese)
- 2 green onions, chopped
- Cilantro to taste (optional)
- 1 package corn tortillas
- Recipe Tip: the fresher the tortillas, the better. Packaged tortillas may need to be heated up in the microwave before the filling is added, to make them more pliable.
- Combine all ingredients except for the corn tortillas in a bowl and mix well. Once combined, take one spoonful of meat mixture and place in the center of the corn tortilla. Roll the tortilla into a tube shape, and place in a shallow pan of hot oil. Cook until golden brown, flipping once.
Taquitos aren’t taquitos without sauce, so while the taquitos were frying, Justin whipped up not one but TWO taquito dipping sauces! We went with a guacamole and a pico de gallo. Look for our recipes next week. A blended salsa verde would also go well with these taquitos.
Once the taquitos and salsas were done, we set out the salsas along with sour cream and extra quesadilla cheese. We served the taquitos and let the dipping begin! There were no taquitos left by the end of the meal!
What is your favorite version of a taquito recipe?
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That looks really good. I can’t wait to try this. Mexican food is my favorite.
I haven’t tried making a taquito. This looks really delicious.
This taquito recipe would be perfect for Cinco de Mayo. I love all the flavor combinations.
YUM! I’ll keep an eye out for those when I’m at the store. They sure would make “Taco Tuesdays” much easier!
we love the vegetarian version of taquitos.
I absolutely love taquitos and these look amazing! I will have to give them a shot.
I have never ever had taquitos before but this sounds so delicious!! I would love to try making it this weekend!!
Oh yum this looks absolutely delicious – what a good treat idea for a night in. x
I absolutely love to go out to eat Latin food as well as prepare it from my favorite recipes. I can’t wait to try your recipe, I wish I hadn’t already baked a meal for today because it would taste amazing on this cold, rainy, day.
This looks like an awesome convenience product, I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for them. We always make taquitos (though we call them flautas) when we have leftover meats and roasts that can be shredded (or chorizo and potatoes or beans), they’re one of my favorie go-tos! These sound super tasty.
i tried once maxican food and it was so tasty.. i would love to try this at home.thanx
These look tasty. My husband and I are fans of Mexican foods and will have to give this one a try.
I love taquitos! I’ve never thought to try and home make them 🙂
Oh my gosh! I love taquitos! I haven’t had them in so long and now I want them. Can’t wait to try your recipe.
OH these look super yummy, I bet they would be a hit in my home. i will have to make them one night and see what the vote is in my home!
I have never ever had a taquito before. I don’t even know if I’ve heard of them but these look to die for. would love to give them a try!
I’d love to make some taquitos! I’ve never made my own. Making them is a lot easier than I thought!
I usually buy taquitos from the store. I never really considered making them at home. Yours look great!
My kids always liked the ones they sold at their school. These are probably much more nutritious.
Now this sounds like something my whole family would enjoy for dinner. Yum! perfect timing too, as we have been bored with the same old, same old lately.
How do u keep the tortilla rolled up ? I use the little corn ones.
Using a soft tortilla, not over-stuffing the tortilla, and placing it in the pan with the edges down usually works! It can take a bit of practice. 🙂
If you wrap the tortillas in a kitchen towel and microwave them first, they will “stick” together better – and if all else fails, use toothpicks!
I have always wanted to learn how to make these. They look delicious but I have some food allergies so the only way I could make them myself. Thank you for sharing this recipe I cannot wait to try it.
looks like a great meal for dinner tonight! thanks for sharing the recipe : )